Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Guinea pig

Eothenomys olitor compared with Cavia porcellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Guinea pig
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Cricetidae	Caviidae
Genus	Eothenomys	Cavia
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Cavia porcellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared Red-backed Vole and Guinea pig share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Guinea pig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guinea pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

The Black-eared Red-backed Vole (Eothenomys olitor) is a species in the genus Eothenomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.